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§ 257.625. Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated;
operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired;
penalties for causing death or serious impairment
of a body function; operation of motor vehicle
by person less than 21 years of age; requirements;
controlled substances; costs; enhanced sentence;
guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of
prior conviction; special verdict; public record;
burden of proving religious service or ceremony;
ignition interlock device; "prior conviction" defined.
Sec. 625.
(1) A person, whether licensed or
not, shall not operate a vehicle upon a highway
or other place open to the general public or
generally accessible to motor vehicles, including
an area designated for the parking of vehicles,
within this state if the person is operating
while intoxicated. As used in this section, "operating
while intoxicated" means either of the following
applies:
(a) The person is under the influence of alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance,
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance.
(b) The person has an alcohol content of 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters
of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, or, beginning
October 1, 2013, the person has an alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per
100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of
urine.
(2) The owner of a vehicle or a person in charge or in control of a vehicle
shall not authorize or knowingly permit the vehicle to be operated upon a highway
or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor
vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, within
this state by a person if any of the following apply:
(a) The person is under the influence of alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance,
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance.
(b) The person has an alcohol content of 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters
of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine or, beginning
October 1, 2013, the person has an alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per
100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of
urine.
(c) The person's ability to operate the motor vehicle is visibly impaired due
to the consumption of alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance, or a combination
of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance.
(3) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle upon a highway
or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor
vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within
this state when, due to the consumption of alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance,
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, the person's
ability to operate the vehicle is visibly impaired. If a person is charged
with violating subsection (1), a finding of guilty under this subsection may
be rendered.
(4) A person, whether licensed or not, who operates a motor vehicle in violation
of subsection (1), (3), or (8) and by the operation of that motor vehicle causes
the death of another person is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not less
than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both. The judgment of sentence may
impose the sanction permitted under section 625n. If the vehicle is not ordered
forfeited under section 625n, the court shall order vehicle immobilization
under section 904d in the judgment of sentence.
(b) If, at the time of the violation, the person is operating a motor vehicle
in a manner proscribed under section 653a and causes the death of a police
officer, firefighter, or other emergency response personnel, the person is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or
a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both. This subdivision
applies regardless of whether the person is charged with the violation of section
653a. The judgment of sentence may impose the sanction permitted under section
625n. If the vehicle is not ordered forfeited under section 625n, the court
shall order vehicle immobilization under section 904d in the judgment of sentence.
(5) A person, whether licensed or not, who operates a motor vehicle in violation
of subsection (1), (3), or (8) and by the operation of that motor vehicle causes
a serious impairment of a body function of another person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not less
than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both. The judgment of sentence may
impose the sanction permitted under section 625n. If the vehicle is not ordered
forfeited under section 625n, the court shall order vehicle immobilization
under section 904d in the judgment of sentence.
(6) A person who is less than 21 years of age, whether licensed or not, shall
not operate a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public
or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for
the parking of vehicles, within this state if the person has any bodily alcohol
content. As used in this subsection, "any bodily alcohol content" means
either of the following:
(a) An alcohol content of 0.02 grams or more but less than 0.08 grams per 100
milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine,
or, beginning October 1, 2013, the person has an alcohol content of 0.02 grams
or more but less than 0.10 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters
of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(b) Any presence of alcohol within a person's body resulting from the consumption
of alcoholic liquor, other than consumption of alcoholic liquor as a part of
a generally recognized religious service or ceremony.
(7) A person, whether licensed or not, is subject to the following requirements:
(a) He or she shall not operate a vehicle in violation of subsection (1), (3),
(4), (5), or (8) while another person who is less than 16 years of age is occupying
the vehicle. A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime punishable
as follows:
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a person who violates this subdivision
is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00 and to 1 or more of the following:
(A)Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1 year. Not less than
48 hours of this imprisonment shall be served consecutively. This term of imprisonment
shall not be suspended.
(B)Community service for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days.
(ii) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior conviction or within
10 years of 2 or more prior convictions, a person who violates this subdivision
is guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
$500.00 or more than $5,000.00 and to either of the following:
(A)Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections for
not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.
(B)Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days
or more than 1 year and community service for not less than 60 days or more
than 180 days. Not less than 48 hours of this imprisonment shall be served
consecutively. This term of imprisonment shall not be suspended.
(b) He or she shall not operate a vehicle in violation of subsection (6) while
another person who is less than 16 years of age is occupying the vehicle. A
person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
as follows:
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a person who violates this subdivision
may be sentenced to 1 or more of the following:
(A)Community service for not more than 60 days.
(B)A fine of not more than $500.00.
(C)Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(ii) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior conviction or within
10 years of 2 or more prior convictions, a person who violates this subdivision
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00
and to 1 or more of the following:
(A)Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1 year. Not less than
48 hours of this imprisonment shall be served consecutively. This term of imprisonment
shall not be suspended.
(B)Community service for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days.
(c) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a)(i) or (b)(i), the court
may, unless the vehicle is ordered forfeited under section 625n, order vehicle
immobilization as provided in section 904d. In the judgment of sentence under
subdivision (a)(ii) or (b)(ii), the court shall, unless the vehicle is ordered
forfeited under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in section
904d.
(d) This subsection does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted
of, or punished for a violation of subsection (4) or (5) that is committed
by the person while violating this subsection. However, points shall not be
assessed under section 320a for both a violation of subsection (4) or (5) and
a violation of this subsection for conduct arising out of the same transaction.
(8) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle upon a highway
or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor
vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within
this state if the person has in his or her body any amount of a controlled
substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of the public health code,
1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7212, or a rule promulgated under that section, or of
a controlled substance described in section 7214(a)(iv) of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7214.
(9) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (1) or (8), all of the
following apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 360 hours.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(iii) A fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00.
(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior conviction, the person
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00
and 1 or more of the following:
(i) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1 year. Not less than
48 hours of the term of imprisonment imposed under this subparagraph shall
be served consecutively.
(ii) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days.
(c) If the violation occurs within 10 years
of 2 or more prior convictions, the person is guilty of a felony and shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $500.00 or more than $5,000.00 and to either of the following:
(i) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections for
not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.
(ii) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days
or more than 1 year and community service for not less than 60 days or more
than 180 days. Not less than 48 hours of the imprisonment imposed under this
subparagraph shall be served consecutively.
(d) A term of imprisonment imposed under subdivision (b) or (c) shall not be
suspended.
(e) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a), the court may order
vehicle immobilization as provided in section 904d. In the judgment of sentence
under subdivision (b) or (c), the court shall, unless the vehicle is ordered
forfeited under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in section
904d.
(f) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (b) or (c), the court may
impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.
(10) A person who is convicted of violating subsection (2) is guilty of a crime
as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not less than $100.00
or more than $500.00, or both.
(b) If the person operating the motor vehicle violated subsection (4), a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not less
than $1,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) If the person operating the motor vehicle violated subsection (5), a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not less
than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both.
(11) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (3), all of the following
apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 360 hours.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(iii) A fine of not more than $300.00.
(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 prior conviction, the person
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00,
and 1 or more of the following:
(i) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1 year. Not less than
48 hours of the term of imprisonment imposed under this subparagraph shall
be served consecutively.
(ii) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days.
(c) If the violation occurs within 10 years of 2 or more prior convictions,
the person is guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $500.00 or more than $5,000.00 and either of the following:
(i) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections for
not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.
(ii) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days
or more than 1 year and community service for not less than 60 days or more
than 180 days. Not less than 48 hours of the imprisonment imposed under this
subparagraph shall be served consecutively.
(d) A term of imprisonment imposed under subdivision (b) or (c) shall not be
suspended.
(e) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a), the court may order
vehicle immobilization as provided in section 904d. In the judgment of sentence
under subdivision (b) or (c), the court shall, unless the vehicle is ordered
forfeited under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in section
904d.
(f) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (b) or (c), the court may
impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.
(12) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (6), all of the following
apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the person is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or both of the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 360 hours.
(ii) A fine of not more than $250.00.
(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 or more prior convictions,
the person may be sentenced to 1 or more of the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 60 days.
(ii) A fine of not more than $500.00.
(iii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(13) In addition to imposing the sanctions prescribed under this section, the
court may order the person to pay the costs of the prosecution under the code
of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.
(14) A person sentenced to perform community service under this section shall
not receive compensation and shall reimburse the state or appropriate local
unit of government for the cost of supervision incurred by the state or local
unit of government as a result of the person's activities in that service.
(15) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced sentence under
this section or a sanction under section 625n based upon the defendant having
1 or more prior convictions, the prosecuting attorney shall include on the
complaint and information, or an amended complaint and information, filed in
district court, circuit court, municipal court, or family division of circuit
court, a statement listing the defendant's prior convictions.
(16) If a person is charged with a violation of subsection (1), (3), (4), (5),
(7), or (8) or section 625m, the court shall not permit the defendant to enter
a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of violating subsection (6)
in exchange for dismissal of the original charge. This subsection does not
prohibit the court from dismissing the charge upon the prosecuting attorney's
motion.
(17) A prior conviction shall be established at sentencing by 1 or more of
the following:
(a) An abstract of conviction.
(b) A copy of the defendant's driving record.
(c) An admission by the defendant.
(18) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (20), if a person is charged
with operating a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance in violation
of subsection (1) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to subsection (1), the court shall require the jury to return a special verdict
in the form
of a written finding or, if the court convicts the person without a jury or
accepts a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court shall make a finding
as to whether the person was under the influence of a controlled substance
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance at the time
of the violation.
(19) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (20), if a person is charged
with operating a vehicle while his or her ability to operate the vehicle was
visibly impaired due to his or her consumption of a controlled substance or
a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance in violation of
subsection (3) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to subsection
(3), the court shall require the jury to return a special verdict in the form
of a written finding or, if the court convicts the person without a jury or
accepts a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court shall make a finding
as to whether, due to the consumption of a controlled substance or a combination
of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, the person's ability to operate
a motor vehicle was visibly impaired at the time of the violation.
(20) A special verdict described in subsections (18) and (19) is not required
if a jury is instructed to make a finding solely as to either of the following:
(a) Whether the defendant was under the influence of a controlled substance
or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance at the time
of the violation.
(b) Whether the defendant was visibly impaired due to his or her consumption
of a controlled substance or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled
substance at the time of the violation.
(21) If a jury or court finds under subsection (18), (19), or (20) that the
defendant operated a motor vehicle under the influence of or while impaired
due to the consumption of a controlled substance or a combination of a controlled
substance and an alcoholic liquor, the court shall do both of the following:
(a) Report the finding to the secretary of state.
(b) On a form or forms prescribed by the state court administrator, forward
to the department of state police a record that specifies the penalties imposed
by the court, including any term of imprisonment, and any sanction imposed
under section 625n or 904d.
(22) Except as otherwise provided by law, a record described in subsection
(21)(b) is a public record and the department of state police shall retain
the information contained on that record for not less than 7 years.
(23) In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (6), the defendant bears
the burden of proving that the consumption of alcoholic liquor was a part of
a generally recognized religious service or ceremony by a preponderance of
the evidence.
(24) The court may order as a condition of probation that a person convicted
of violating subsection (1) or (8), or a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to subsection (1) or (8), shall not operate a motor vehicle unless that vehicle
is equipped with an ignition interlock device approved, certified, and installed
as required under sections 625k and 625l.
(25) Subject to subsection (27), as used in this section, "prior conviction" means
a conviction for any of the following, whether under a law of this state, a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law
of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (26), a violation or attempted violation
of any of the following:
(i) This section, except a violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any
prior enactment of this section in which the defendant operated a vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance,
or a combination of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance,
or while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol content.
(ii) Section 625m.
(iii) Former section 625b.
(b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation
of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(26) Except for purposes of the enhancement described in subsection (12)(b),
only 1 violation or attempted violation of subsection (6), a local ordinance
substantially corresponding to subsection (6), or a law of another state substantially
corresponding to subsection (6) may be used as a prior conviction.
(27) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (25) are convictions
for violations arising out of the same transaction, only 1 conviction shall
be used to determine whether the person has a prior conviction.
§ 257.625a. Arrest without warrant;
circumstances; preliminary chemical breath
analysis; operator
ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial
motor vehicle operator to submit to breath analysis
as misdemeanor; provisions applicable to chemical
tests and analysis; evidence; availability of
test results; admissibility of refusal to submit
to chemical test. Sec.
625a.
(1) A peace officer may arrest a
person without a warrant under either of the
following circumstances:
(a) The peace officer has reasonable cause to believe the person was, at the
time of an accident in this state, the operator of a vehicle involved in the
accident and was operating the vehicle in violation of section 625 or a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625.
(b) The person is found in the driver's seat of a vehicle parked or stopped
on a highway or street within this state if any part of the vehicle intrudes
into the roadway and the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe the
person was operating the vehicle in violation of section 625 or a local ordinance
substantially corresponding to section 625.
(2) A peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person was operating
a vehicle upon a public highway or other place open to the public or generally
accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking
of vehicles, within this state and that the person by the consumption of alcoholic
liquor may have affected his or her ability to operate a vehicle, or reasonable
cause to believe that a person was operating a commercial motor vehicle within
the state while the person's blood, breath, or urine contained any measurable
amount of alcohol or while the person had any detectable presence of alcoholic
liquor, or reasonable cause to believe that a person who is less than 21 years
of age was operating a vehicle upon a public highway or other place open to
the public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated
for the parking of vehicles, within this state while the person had any bodily
alcohol content as that term is defined in section 625(6), may require the
person to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis. The following provisions
apply with respect to a preliminary chemical breath analysis administered under
this subsection:
(a) A peace officer may arrest a person based in whole or in part upon the
results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis.
(b) The results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis are admissible in
a criminal prosecution for a crime enumerated in section 625c(1) or in an administrative
hearing for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(i) To assist the court or hearing officer in determining a challenge to the
validity of an arrest. This subparagraph does not limit the introduction of
other competent evidence offered to establish the validity of an arrest.
(ii) As evidence of the defendant's breath alcohol content, if offered by the
defendant to rebut testimony elicited on cross-examination of a defense witness
that the defendant's breath alcohol content was higher at the time of the charged
offense than when a chemical test was administered under subsection (6).
(iii) As evidence
of the defendant's breath alcohol content, if offered by the prosecution to
rebut testimony elicited on cross-examination of a prosecution
witness that the defendant's breath alcohol content was lower at the time of
the charged offense than when a chemical test was administered under subsection
(6).
(c) A person who submits to a preliminary chemical breath analysis remains
subject to the requirements of sections 625c, 625d, 625e, and 625f for purposes
of chemical tests described in those sections.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (5),
a person who refuses to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis upon
a lawful request by a peace
officer is responsible for a civil infraction.
(3) A peace officer shall use the results of a preliminary chemical breath
analysis conducted pursuant to this section to determine whether to order a
person out-of-service under section 319d. A peace officer shall order out-of-service
as required under section 319d a person who was operating a commercial motor
vehicle and who refuses to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis
as provided in this section. This section does not limit use of other competent
evidence by the peace officer to determine whether to order a person out-of-service
under section 319d.
(4) A person who was operating a commercial motor vehicle and who is requested
to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis under this section shall
be advised that refusing a peace officer's request to take a test described
in this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than
93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both, and will result in the
issuance of a 24-hour out-of-service order.
(5) A person who was operating a commercial motor vehicle and who refuses to
submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis upon a peace officer's lawful
request is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more
than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
(6) The following provisions apply with respect to chemical tests and analysis
of a person's blood, urine, or breath, other than preliminary chemical breath
analysis:
(a) The amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or both in
a driver's blood or urine or the amount of alcohol in a person's breath at
the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of the person's blood, urine,
or breath is admissible into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding and
is presumed to be the same as at the time the person operated the vehicle .
(b) A person arrested for a crime described in section 625c(1) shall be advised
of all of the following:
(i) If he or she takes a chemical test of his or her blood, urine, or breath
administered at the request of a peace officer, he or she has the right to
demand that a person of his or her own choosing administer 1 of the chemical
tests.
(ii) The results of the test are admissible in a judicial proceeding as provided
under this act and will be considered with other admissible evidence in determining
the defendant's innocence or guilt.
(iii) He or she is responsible for obtaining a chemical analysis of a test
sample obtained at his or her own request.
(iv) If he or she refuses the request of a peace officer to take a test described
in subparagraph (i), a test shall not be given without a court order, but the
peace officer may seek to obtain a court order.
(v) Refusing a peace officer's request to take a test described in subparagraph
(i) will result in the suspension of his or her operator's or chauffeur's license
and vehicle group designation or operating privilege and in the addition of
6 points to his or her driver record.
(c) A sample or specimen of urine or breath shall be taken and collected in
a reasonable manner. Only a licensed physician, or an individual operating
under the delegation of a licensed physician under section 16215 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16215, qualified to withdraw blood and acting
in a medical environment, may withdraw blood at a peace officer's request to
determine the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or both
in the person's blood, as provided in this subsection. Liability for a crime
or civil damages predicated on the act of withdrawing or analyzing blood and
related procedures does not attach to a licensed physician or individual operating
under the delegation of a licensed physician who withdraws or analyzes blood
or assists in the withdrawal or analysis in accordance with this act unless
the withdrawal or analysis is performed in a negligent manner.
(d) A chemical test described in this subsection shall be administered at the
request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person
has committed a crime described in section 625c(1). A person who takes a chemical
test administered at a peace officer's request as provided in this section
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to have a person of his or her own
choosing administer 1 of the chemical tests described in this subsection within
a reasonable time after his or her detention. The test results are admissible
and shall be considered with other admissible evidence in determining the defendant's
innocence or guilt. If the person charged is administered a chemical test by
a person of his or her own choosing, the person charged is responsible for
obtaining a chemical analysis of the test sample.
(e) If, after an accident, the driver of a vehicle involved in the accident
is transported to a medical facility and a sample of the driver's blood is
withdrawn at that time for medical treatment, the results of a chemical analysis
of that sample are admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding to show the
amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or both in the person's
blood at the time alleged, regardless of whether the person had been offered
or had refused a chemical test. The medical facility or person performing the
chemical analysis shall disclose the results of the analysis to a prosecuting
attorney who requests the results for use in a criminal prosecution as provided
in this subdivision. A medical facility or person disclosing information in
compliance with this subsection is not civilly or criminally liable for making
the disclosure.
(f) If, after an accident, the driver of a vehicle involved in the accident
is deceased, a sample of the decedent's blood shall be withdrawn in a manner
directed by the medical examiner to determine the amount of alcohol or the
presence of a controlled substance, or both, in the decedent's blood. The medical
examiner shall give the results of the chemical analysis of the sample to the
law enforcement agency investigating the accident and that agency shall forward
the results to the department of state police.
(g) The department of state police shall promulgate uniform rules in compliance
with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
24.328, for the administration of chemical tests for the purposes of this section.
An instrument used for a preliminary chemical breath analysis may be used for
a chemical test described in this subsection if approved under rules promulgated
by the department of state police.
(7) The provisions of subsection (6) relating to chemical testing do not limit
the introduction of any other admissible evidence bearing upon any of the following
questions:
(a) Whether the person was impaired by, or under the influence of, alcoholic
liquor, a controlled substance, or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a
controlled substance.
(b) Whether the person had an alcohol content of 0.08 grams or more per 100
milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine
or, beginning October 1, 2013, the person had an alcohol content of 0.10 grams
or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters
of urine.
(c) If the person is less than 21 years of age, whether the person had any
bodily alcohol content within his or her body. As used in this subdivision, "any
bodily alcohol content" means either of the following:
(i) An alcohol content of 0.02 grams or more but less than 0.08 grams per 100
milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine
or, beginning October 1, 2013, the person had an alcohol content of 0.02 grams
or more but less than 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per
210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(ii) Any presence of alcohol within a person's body resulting from the consumption
of alcoholic liquor, other than the consumption of alcoholic liquor as a part
of a generally recognized religious service or ceremony.
(8) If a chemical test described in subsection (6) is administered, the test
results shall be made available to the person charged or the person's attorney
upon written request to the prosecution, with a copy of the request filed with
the court. The prosecution shall furnish the results at least 2 days before
the day of the trial. The prosecution shall offer the test results as evidence
in that trial. Failure to fully comply with the request bars the admission
of the results into evidence by the prosecution.
(9) A person's refusal to submit to a chemical test as provided in subsection
(6) is admissible in a criminal prosecution for a crime described in section
625c(1) only to show that a test was offered to the defendant, but not as evidence
in determining the defendant's innocence or guilt. The jury shall be instructed
accordingly.
§ 257.625c. Consent
to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent
to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests.
Sec.
625c.
(1) A person who operates a vehicle
upon a public highway or other place open to
the general public or generally accessible to
motor vehicles, including an area designated
for the parking of vehicles, within this state
is considered to have given consent to chemical
tests of his or her blood, breath, or urine for
the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol
or presence of a controlled substance or both
in his or her blood or urine or the amount of
alcohol in his or her breath in all of the following
circumstances:
(a) If the person is arrested for a violation of section 625(1), (3), (4),
(5), (6), (7) , or (8) , section 625a(5), or section 625m or a local ordinance
substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (3), (6), or (8), section 625a(5),
or section 625m.
(b) If the person is arrested for felonious
driving, negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation
of a motor vehicle, and the peace officer
had reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating the vehicle in violation
of section 625.
(2) A person who is afflicted with hemophilia, diabetes, or a condition requiring
the use of an anticoagulant under the direction of a physician is not considered
to have given consent to the withdrawal of blood.
(3) The tests shall be administered as provided in section 625a(6).
§ 257.625d.
Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of
state;
form. Sec. 625d.
(1) If a person refuses the request
of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test
offered pursuant to section 625a(6), a test shall
not be given without a court order, but the officer
may seek to obtain the court order.
(2) A written report shall immediately be forwarded to the secretary of state
by the peace officer. The report shall state that the officer had reasonable
grounds to believe that the person had committed a crime described in section
625c(1), and that the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request
of the peace officer and had been advised of the consequences of the refusal.
The form of the report shall be prescribed and furnished by the secretary of
state.
§ 257.625e. Notice
of receipt of report; request for hearing; contents; failure to request
hearing, consequences; counsel. Sec.
625e.
(1) If a person refuses to submit
to a chemical test pursuant to section 625d,
the peace officer shall immediately notify the
person in writing that within 14 days of the
date of the notice the person may request a hearing
as provided in section 625f. The form of the
notice shall be prescribed and furnished by the
secretary of state.
(2) The notice shall specifically state that failure to request a hearing within
14 days will result in the suspension of the person's license or permit to
drive. The notice shall also state that there is not a requirement that the
person retain counsel for the hearing, though counsel would be permitted to
represent the person at the hearing.
§ 257.625f.
Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority
of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding;
record; licensing sanctions; judicial review;
notice to motor vehicle administrator of another
state. Sec. 625f.
(1) If a person who refuses to submit
to a chemical test pursuant to section 625d does
not request a hearing within 14 days after the
date of notice pursuant to section 625e, the
secretary of state shall impose the following
license sanctions:
(a) If the person was operating a vehicle
other than a commercial motor vehicle, suspend or deny the person's operator's
or chauffeur's license or permit
to drive, or nonresident operating privilege, for 1 year or, for a second or
subsequent
refusal within 7 years, for 2 years . If the person is
a resident without a license or permit to operate a vehicle in the state, the
secretary of state
shall not issue the person a license or permit for 1 year or, for a second
or subsequent refusal within 7 years, for 2 years .
(b) If the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle, for the first refusal,
suspend all vehicle group designations on the person's operator's or chauffeur's
license or permit or nonresident privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle
or, if the person is a resident without a license or permit to operate a commercial
motor vehicle in the state, not issue the person an operator's or chauffeur's
license with vehicle group designations, for 1 year.
(c) If the person was operating a commercial
motor vehicle, for a second or subsequent refusal that occurred in a separate
incident from and within
10 years of a prior refusal, revoke all vehicle group designations on the person's
operator's or chauffeur's license or permit or nonresident privilege to operate
a commercial motor vehicle or, if the person is a resident without a license
or permit to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the state, not issue the
person an operator's or chauffeur's license with vehicle group designations,
for not less than 10 years and until the person is approved for the issuance
of a vehicle group designation.
(d) If the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle and was arrested
for an offense enumerated in section 625c other than a violation of section
625a(5) or 625m, impose the license sanction described in subdivision (a) and
the license sanction described in subdivision (b) or (c), as applicable.
(2) If a hearing is requested, the secretary of state shall hold the hearing
in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided in section 322.
Not less than 5 days' notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the person requesting
the hearing, to the peace officer who filed the report under section 625d,
and if the prosecuting attorney requests receipt of the notice, to the prosecuting
attorney of the county where the arrest was made. The hearing officer may administer
oaths, issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary witnesses, and grant
a reasonable request for an adjournment. Not more than 1 adjournment shall
be granted to a party and the length of an adjournment shall not exceed 14
days. A hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled to be held within
45 days after the date of arrest for the violation. The hearing officer shall
not impose any sanction for a failure to comply with these time limits.
(3) Except for delay attributable to the unavailability of the defendant, a
witness, or material evidence, or due to an interlocutory appeal or exceptional
circumstances, but not a delay caused by docket congestion, a hearing shall
be finally adjudicated within 77 days after the date of arrest. The hearing
officer shall not impose any sanction for a failure to comply with this time
limit.
(4) The hearing shall cover only the following issues:
(a) Whether the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person
had committed a crime described in section 625c(1).
(b) Whether the person was placed under arrest for a crime described in section
625c(1).
(c) If the person refused to submit to the test upon the request of the officer,
whether the refusal was reasonable.
(d) Whether the person was advised of the rights under section 625a(6).
(5) A person shall not order a hearing officer to make a particular finding
on any issue enumerated in subsection (4)(a) to (d).
(6) The hearing officer shall make a record of a hearing held pursuant to this
section. The record shall be prepared and transcribed in accordance with section
86 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.286 .
Upon notification of the filing of a petition for judicial review pursuant
to section 323 and not less than 10 days before the matter is set for review,
the hearing officer shall transmit to the court in which the petition was filed
the original or a certified copy of the official record of the proceedings.
Proceedings at which evidence was presented need not be transcribed and transmitted
if the sole reason for review is to determine whether the court will order
the issuance of a restricted license. The parties to the proceedings for judicial
review may stipulate that the record be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing
to stipulate to a shortened record may be taxed by the court in which the petition
is filed for the additional costs. The court may permit subsequent corrections
to the record.
(7) If the person who requested a hearing does not prevail, the secretary of
state shall impose the following license sanctions after the hearing:
(a) If the person was operating a vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle,
suspend or deny issuance of a license or driving permit or a nonresident operating
privilege of the person for 1 year or, for a second or subsequent refusal within
7 years, for 2 years . If the person is a resident without a license or permit
to operate a vehicle in the state, the secretary of state shall not issue the
person a license or permit for 1 year or, for a second or subsequent refusal
within 7 years, for 2 years . The person may file a petition in the circuit
court of the county in which the arrest was made to review the suspension or
denial as provided in section 323.
(b) If the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle, impose the sanction
prescribed under subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c), as applicable. The person may
file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the arrest was
made to review the suspension or denial as provided in section 323.
(c) If the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle and was arrested
for an offense enumerated in section 625c other than a violation of section
625a(5) or 625m, impose the license sanctions described in subdivisions (a)
and (b).
(8) If the person who requested the hearing prevails, the peace officer who
filed the report under section 625d may, with the consent of the prosecuting
attorney, file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the arrest
was made to review the determination of the hearing officer as provided in
section 323.
(9) When it has been finally determined that a nonresident's privilege to operate
a vehicle in the state has been suspended or denied, the department shall give
notice in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of
the state of the person's residence and of each state in which he or she has
a license to operate a motor vehicle.
§ 257.625g. Duties of peace officer if
person refuses chemical test or if test reveals
unlawful alcohol content; test results; duration
of temporary license or permit; "unlawful
alcohol content" defined. Sec.
625g.
(1) If a person refuses a chemical
test offered pursuant to section 625a(6), or
submits to the chemical test or a chemical test
is performed pursuant to a court order and the
test reveals an unlawful alcohol content, the
peace officer who requested the person to submit
to the test shall do all of the following:
(a) On behalf of the secretary of state, immediately confiscate the person's
license or permit to operate a motor vehicle and, if the person is otherwise
eligible for a license or permit, issue a temporary license or permit to the
person. The temporary license or permit shall be on a form provided by the
secretary of state.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2), immediately do all of the following:
(i) Forward a copy of the written report of the person's refusal to submit
to a chemical test required under section 625d to the secretary of state.
(ii) Notify the secretary of state by means of the law enforcement information
network that a temporary license or permit was issued to the person.
(iii) Destroy the person's driver's license or permit.
(2) If a person submits to a chemical test offered pursuant to section 625a(6)
that requires an analysis of blood or urine and a report of the results of
that chemical test is not immediately available,
the peace officer who requested the person to submit to the test shall comply
with subsection
(a) pending
receipt of the test report. If the report reveals an unlawful alcohol content,
the peace officer who requested the person to submit to the test shall immediately
comply with subsection (1)(b). If the report does not reveal an unlawful alcohol
content, the peace officer who requested the person to submit to the test shall
immediately notify the person of the test results and immediately return the
person's license or permit by first-class mail to the address given at the
time of arrest.
(3) A temporary license or permit issued under this section is valid for 1
of the following time periods:
(a) If the case is not prosecuted, for 90 days after issuance or until the
person's license or permit is suspended pursuant to section 625f, whichever
occurs earlier. The prosecuting attorney shall notify the secretary of state
if a case referred to the prosecuting attorney is not prosecuted. The arresting
law enforcement agency shall notify the secretary of state if a case is not
referred to the prosecuting attorney for prosecution.
(b) If the case is prosecuted, until the criminal charges against the person
are dismissed, the person is acquitted of those charges, or the person's license
or permit is suspended, restricted, or revoked.
(4) As used in this section, "unlawful alcohol content" means any
of the following, as applicable:
(a) If the person tested is less than 21 years of age, 0.02 grams or more of
alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters
of urine.
(b) If the person tested was operating a commercial motor vehicle within this
state, 0.04 grams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210
liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(c) If the person tested is not a person described in subdivision (a) or (b),
0.08 grams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters
of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine , or, beginning October 1, 2013,
0.10 grams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters
of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine .
§ 257.625k.
Ignition interlock device; approval; certification; list of manufacturers;
rules; cost; notice to department by certifying
laboratory; unlawful conduct; penalties. Sec.
625k.
(1) The department shall approve
an ignition interlock device certified by a department-approved
laboratory as complying with the national highway
traffic safety administration's model specifications
for breath alcohol ignition interlock devices
(BAIID), 57 F.R. p. 11772, April 7, 1992. Subject
to subsection (5), the department shall publish
a list of all manufacturers of approved certified
devices.
(2) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to implement this section
in compliance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,
MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(3) The manufacturer of an ignition interlock device shall bear the cost of
that device's certification.
(4) A laboratory that certifies an ignition interlock device as provided in
this section shall immediately notify the department of that certification.
(5) The department shall not include the manufacturer of a certified ignition
interlock device on the list of manufacturers published under subsection (1)
unless the manufacturer complies with all of the following:
(a) The manufacturer has filed copies of all of the following with the department:
(i) A bond executed as provided in section 625o or a letter of credit.
(ii) Evidence
of insurance as described in section 625l.
(iii) An affidavit that the ignition interlock device is all of the following:
(A)An
alcohol concentration measuring device that prevents a motor vehicle from being
started at any time without first determining through a deep lung
sample the operator's breath alcohol level.
(B)Calibrated
to render the motor vehicle incapable of being started if the device detects
an alcohol content of 0.025 grams or more per 210 liters of
breath of the person who offers a breath sample.
(C)Set to periodically take samples while the vehicle is in operation and to
do 1 or both of the following:
(I)Emit
a warning signal when the device detects an alcohol content of 0.025 grams
or more per 210 liters of breath in the person who offers a breath sample.
(II)If it detects an alcohol content of 0.04 grams or more per 210 liters of
breath of the person who offers the breath sample, render the vehicle inoperable
as soon as the vehicle is no longer being operated.
(b) The manufacturer of ignition interlock devices provides a list of installers
who are authorized to install and service its ignition interlock devices to
the secretary of state.
(c) Agrees to have service locations within 50 miles of any location within
this state.
(d) Agrees to provide an ignition interlock device without cost to a person
whose gross income for the immediately preceding tax year based on his or her
state income tax return was less than 150% of the official poverty line for
that same tax year established in the poverty guidelines issued by the secretary
of health and human services under authority of section 673(2) of the community
services block grant act, subtitle B of title VI of the omnibus budget reconciliation
act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, 42 U.S.C. 9902. A person in whose vehicle an
ignition interlock device is installed without cost under this subdivision
shall pay a maintenance fee to the installer of not more than $1.00 per day.
(e) Agrees to periodically monitor installed ignition interlock devices and
if monitoring indicates that the device has been circumvented, to communicate
that fact to the secretary of state or to the court, as appropriate .
(6) A manufacturer that has made a filing under subsection (5) shall immediately
notify the department if the device no longer meets the requirements of subsection
(5).
(7) A person who knowingly provides false information to the department under
subsection (4) or (5) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for
not less than 5 years or more than 10 years or a fine of not less than $5,000.00
or more than $10,000.00, or both, together with costs of the prosecution.
(8) A person who negligently provides false information to the department under
subsection (4) or (5) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both, together
with costs of the prosecution.
(9) A person who knowingly fails to comply with subsection (6) is guilty of
a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than
10 years or a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both,
together with costs of the prosecution.
(10) A person who negligently fails to comply with subsection (6) is guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine
of not more than $1,000.00, or both, together with costs of the prosecution.
§ 257.625l.
Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation
as misdemeanor; penalty; definition; liability;
insurance; servicing. Sec.
625l.
(1) The manufacturer of an ignition
interlock device shall design a warning label,
and the person who has an ignition interlock
device shall promptly affix that label to each
ignition interlock device upon installation.
The label shall contain a warning that any person
tampering, circumventing, or otherwise misusing
the device is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
as provided by law.
(2) A person who has an ignition interlock device installed and whose driving
privilege is restricted shall not request or solicit any other person to blow
into an ignition interlock device or to start a vehicle equipped with the device
for the purpose of providing the person whose driving privilege is restricted
with an operable vehicle.
(3) A person shall not blow into an ignition interlock device or start a motor
vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing an operable vehicle
to a person who has an interlock device installed and whose driving privilege
is restricted.
(4) A person shall not tamper with or circumvent the operation of an ignition
interlock device.
(5) A person who violates subsection (2), (3), or (4) is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more
than $5,000.00, or both.
(6) As used in this act, "ignition interlock device" or "device" means
an alcohol concentration measuring device that prevents a motor vehicle from
being started at any time without first determining through a deep lung sample
the operator's breath alcohol level. The system shall be calibrated so that
the motor vehicle may not be started if the breath alcohol level of the operator,
as measured by the test, reaches a level of 0.025 grams per 210 liters of breath.
(7) The state, or the department, its officers, employees, or agents , or a
court, its officers, employees, or agents are not liable in any claim or action
that may arise, directly or indirectly, out of any act or omission by a manufacturer,
installer, or servicing agent of an ignition interlock device that results
in damage to persons or property.
(8) A person shall not sell, lease, install, or monitor in a vehicle in this
state an ignition interlock device unless the ignition interlock device manufacturer
and provider carries liability insurance covering product liability, including,
but not limited to, insurance to indemnify the department and any person injured
as a result of a design defect or the calibration or removal of the ignition
interlock device or a misrepresentation about the ignition interlock device.
The insurance required by this subsection shall be in an amount of not less
than $1,000,000.00 per incident.
(9) The provider of insurance described in this section may cancel the insurance
upon 30 days' written notice to the department and is not liable for a claim
arising from an event that occurs after the effective date of a cancellation
made in compliance with this section.
(10) An ignition interlock device shall be serviced according to manufacturer's
standards. Service shall include, but not be limited to, physical inspection
of the device and vehicle for tampering, calibration of the device, and monitoring
of the data contained within the device's memory. Only authorized employees
of the manufacturer or the department , or other persons approved by the court,
may observe the installation of a device. Reasonable security measures must
be taken to prevent the customer from observing the installation of a device
or obtaining access to installation materials.
§ 257.625m. Operation of commercial motor
vehicle by person with certain alcohol content;
arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor;
sentence; "prior conviction" defined. Sec.
625m.
(1) A person, whether licensed or
not, who has an alcohol content of 0.04 grams
or more but less than 0.08 grams per 100 milliliters
of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters of urine , or, beginning October
1, 2013, an alcohol content of 0.04 grams or
more but less than 0.10 grams per 100 milliliters
of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters of urine, shall not operate a commercial
motor vehicle within this state.
(2) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant under either of the
following circumstances:
(a) The peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was,
at the time of an accident, the driver of a commercial motor vehicle involved
in the accident and was operating the vehicle in violation of this section
or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this section.
(b) The person is found in the driver's seat of a commercial motor vehicle
parked or stopped on a highway or street within this state if any part of the
vehicle intrudes into the roadway and the peace officer has reasonable cause
to believe the person was operating the vehicle in violation of this section
or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this section.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (4) and (5), a person who is
convicted of a violation of this section or a local ordinance substantially
corresponding to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $300.00, or both, together
with costs of the prosecution.
(4) A person who violates this section or a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to this section within 7 years of 1 prior conviction may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(5) A person who violates this section or a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to this section within 10 years of 2 or more prior convictions is guilty of
a felony and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500.00 or more
than $5,000.00 and to either of the following:
(a) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections for
not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.
(b) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days
or more than 1 year and community service for not less than 60 days or more
than 180 days. Not less than 48 hours of the imprisonment imposed under this
subdivision shall be served consecutively.
(6) A term of imprisonment imposed under subsection (4) or (5) shall not be
suspended.
(7) Subject to subsection (9), as used in this section, "prior conviction" means
a conviction for any of the following, whether under a law of this state, a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law
of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (8), a violation or attempted violation
of any of the following:
(i) This section.
(ii) Section 625, except a violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any
prior enactment of section 625 in which the defendant operated a vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance,
or a combination of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance,
or while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol content.
(iii) Former section 625b.
(b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation
of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(8) Only 1 violation or attempted violation of section 625(6), a local ordinance
substantially corresponding to section 625(6), or a law of another state substantially
corresponding to section 625(6) may be used as a prior conviction.
(9) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (7) are convictions for
violations arising out of the same transaction, only 1 conviction shall be
used to determine whether the person has a prior conviction.
§ 257.625n.
Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor. Sec.
625n.
(1) Except as otherwise provided
in this section and in addition to any other
penalty provided for in this act, the judgment
of sentence for a conviction for a violation
of section 625(1) described in section 625(8)(b)
or (c), a violation of section 625(3) described
in section 625(10)(b) or (c), a violation of
section 625(4), (5), or (7), or a violation of
section 904(4) or (5) may require 1 of the following
with regard to the vehicle used in the offense
if the defendant owns the vehicle in whole or
in part or leases the vehicle:
(a) Forfeiture of the vehicle if the defendant owns the vehicle in whole or
in part.
(b) Return of the vehicle to the lessor if the defendant leases the vehicle.
(2) The vehicle may be seized pursuant to an order of seizure issued by the
court having jurisdiction upon a showing of probable cause that the vehicle
is subject to forfeiture or return to the lessor.
(3) The forfeiture of a vehicle is subject to the interest of the holder of
a security interest who did not have prior knowledge of or consent to the violation.
(4) Within 14 days after the defendant's conviction for a violation described
in subsection (1), the prosecuting attorney may file a petition with the court
for the forfeiture of the vehicle or to have the court order return of a leased
vehicle to the lessor. The prosecuting attorney shall give notice by first-class
mail or other process to the defendant and his or her attorney, to all owners
of the vehicle, and to any person holding a security interest in the vehicle
that the court may require forfeiture or return of the vehicle.
(5) If a vehicle is seized before disposition of the criminal proceedings,
a defendant who is an owner or lessee of the vehicle may move the court having
jurisdiction over the proceedings to require the seizing agency to file a lien
against the vehicle and to return the vehicle to the owner or lessee pending
disposition of the criminal proceedings. The court shall hear the motion within
7 days after the motion is filed. If the defendant establishes at the hearing
that he or she holds the legal title to the vehicle or that he or she has a
leasehold interest and that it is necessary for him or her or a member of his
or her family to use the vehicle pending the outcome of the forfeiture action,
the court may order the seizing agency to return the vehicle to the owner or
lessee. If the court orders the return of the vehicle to the owner or lessee,
the court shall order the defendant to post a bond in an amount equal to the
retail value of the vehicle, and shall also order the seizing agency to file
a lien against the vehicle.
(6) Within 14 days after notice by the prosecuting attorney is given under
subsection (4), the defendant, an owner, lessee, or holder of a security interest
may file a claim of interest in the vehicle with the court. Within 21 days
after the expiration of the period for filing claims, but before or at sentencing,
the court shall hold a hearing to determine the legitimacy of any claim, the
extent of any co-owner's equity interest, the liability of the defendant to
any co-lessee, and whether to order the vehicle forfeited or returned to the
lessor. In considering whether to order forfeiture, the court shall review
the defendant's driving record to determine whether the defendant has multiple
convictions under section 625 or a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to section 625, or multiple suspensions, restrictions, or denials under section
904, or both. If the defendant has multiple convictions under section 625 or
multiple suspensions, restrictions, or denials under section 904, or both,
that factor shall weigh heavily in favor of forfeiture.
(7) If a vehicle is forfeited under this section, the unit of government that
seized the vehicle shall sell the vehicle and dispose of the proceeds in the
following order of priority:
(a) Pay any outstanding security interest of a secured party who did not have
prior knowledge of or consent to the commission of the violation.
(b) Pay the equity interest of a co-owner who did not have prior knowledge
of or consent to the commission of the violation.
(c) Satisfy any order of restitution entered in the prosecution for the violation.
(d) Pay the claim of each person who shows that he or she is a victim of the
violation to the extent that the claim is not covered by an order of restitution.
(e) Pay any outstanding lien against the property that has been imposed by
a governmental unit.
(f) Pay the proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including,
but not limited to, expenses incurred during the seizure process and expenses
for maintaining custody of the property, advertising, and court costs.
(g) The balance remaining after the payment of items (a) through (f) shall
be distributed by the court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings
to the unit or units of government substantially involved in effecting the
forfeiture. Seventy-five percent of the money received by a unit of government
under this subdivision shall be used to enhance enforcement of the criminal
laws and 25% of the money shall be used to implement the crime victim's rights
act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834. A unit of government receiving money
under this subdivision shall report annually to the department of management
and budget the amount of money received under this subdivision that was used
to enhance enforcement of the criminal laws and the amount that was used to
implement the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834.
(8) The court may order the defendant to pay to a co-lessee any liability determined
under subsection (6). The order may be enforced in the same manner as a civil
judgment.
(9) The return of a vehicle to the lessor under this section does not affect
or impair the lessor's rights or the defendant's obligations under the lease.
(10) A person who knowingly conceals, sells, gives away, or otherwise transfers
or disposes of a vehicle with the intent to avoid forfeiture or return of the
vehicle to the lessor under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00,
or both.
(11) The failure of the court or prosecutor to comply with any time limit specified
in this section does not preclude the court from ordering forfeiture of a vehicle
or its return to a lessor, unless the court finds that the owner or claimant
suffered substantial prejudice as a result of that failure.
(12) The forfeiture provisions of this section do not preclude the prosecuting
attorney from pursuing a forfeiture proceeding under any other law of this
state or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this section.
§ 257.319.
Mandatory suspension of license; record of conviction for certain crimes;
waiver;
restricted license; prior convictions. Sec.
319.
(1) The secretary of state shall immediately
suspend a person's license as provided in this
section upon receiving a record of the person's
conviction for a crime described in this section,
whether the conviction is under a law of this
state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to a law of this state, or a law of another state
substantially corresponding to a law of this
state.
(2) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license for 1 year for
any of the following crimes:
(a) Fraudulently altering or forging documents pertaining to motor vehicles
in violation of section 257.
(b) A violation of section 413 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL
750.413.
(c) A violation of section 1 of former 1931 PA 214, MCL 752.191, or section
626c.
(d) A felony in which a motor vehicle was
used. As used in this section, "felony
in which a motor vehicle was used" means a felony during the commission
of which the person convicted operated a motor vehicle and while operating
the vehicle presented real or potential harm to persons
or property and 1 or more of the following circumstances existed:
(i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.
(ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the felony.
(iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.
(iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the felony.
(e) A violation of section 602a(2) or (3) of this act or section 479a(2) or
(3) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.479a.
(3) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license for 90 days for
any of the following crimes:
(a) Failing to stop and disclose identity at the scene of an accident resulting
in injury in violation of section 617a.
(b) A violation of section 601b(2), section 601c(1), section 626, or section
653a(3).
(c) Malicious destruction resulting from the operation of a vehicle under section
382(1)(b), (c), or (d) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.
(d) A violation of section 703(2) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998,
1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.
(4) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license for 30 days for
malicious destruction resulting from the operation of a vehicle under section
382(1)(a) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.
(5) For perjury or making a false certification to the secretary of state under
any law requiring the registration of a motor vehicle or regulating the operation
of a vehicle on a highway, or for conduct prohibited under section 324(1) or
a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 324(1), the secretary
shall suspend the person's license as follows:
(a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 90 days.
(b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for an offense described
in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.
(6) For a violation of section 414 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,
MCL 750.414, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's license as follows:
(a) If the person has no prior conviction for that offense within 7 years,
for 90 days.
(b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for that offense within 7
years, for 1 year.
(7) For a violation of section 624a or 624b of this act or section 703(1) of
the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, the secretary
of state shall suspend the person's license as follows:
(a) If the person has 1 prior conviction for an offense described in this subsection
or section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, for 90 days. The secretary
of state may issue the person a restricted license after the first 30 days
of suspension.
(b) If the person has 2 or more prior convictions for an offense described
in this subsection or section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, for 1 year.
The secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license after the
first 60 days of suspension.
(8) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license for a violation
of section 625 or 625m as follows:
(a) For 180 days for a violation of section 625(1) or (8) if the person has
no prior convictions within 7 years. The secretary of state may issue the person
a restricted license during a specified portion of the suspension, except that
the secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license during the first
30 days of suspension.
(b) For 90 days for a violation of section 625(3) if the person has no prior
convictions within 7 years. However, if the person is convicted of a violation
of section 625(3), for operating a vehicle when, due to the consumption of
a controlled substance or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled
substance, the person's ability to operate the vehicle was visibly impaired,
the secretary of state shall suspend the person's license under this subdivision
for 180 days. The secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license
during all or a specified portion of the suspension.
(c) For 30 days for a violation of section 625(6) if the person has no prior
convictions within 7 years. The secretary of state may issue the person a restricted
license during all or a specified portion of the suspension.
(d) For 90 days for a violation of section 625(6) if the person has 1 or more
prior convictions for that offense within 7 years.
(e) For 180 days for a violation of section 625(7) if the person has no prior
convictions within 7 years. The secretary of state may issue the person a restricted
license after the first 90 days of suspension.
(f) For 90 days for a violation of section 625m if the person has no prior
convictions within 7 years. The secretary of state may issue the person a restricted
license during all or a specified portion of the suspension.
(9) For a violation of section 367c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,
MCL 750.367c, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's license as
follows:
(a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 6 months.
(b) If the person has 1 or more convictions for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.
(10) For a violation of section 315(4), the secretary of state may suspend
the person's license for 6 months.
(11) For a violation or attempted violation of section 411a(2) of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411a, involving a school, the secretary of
state shall suspend the license of a person 14 years of age or over but less
than 21 years of age until 3 years after the date of the conviction or juvenile
disposition for the violation. The secretary of state may issue the person
a restricted license after the first 365 days of suspension.
(12) Except as provided in subsection (14), a suspension under this section
shall be imposed notwithstanding a court order unless the court order complies
with section 323.
(13) If the secretary of state receives records of more than 1 conviction of
a person resulting from the same incident, a suspension shall be imposed only
for the violation to which the longest period of suspension applies under this
section.
(14) The secretary of state may waive a restriction, suspension, or revocation
of a person's license imposed under this act if the person submits proof that
a court in another state revoked, suspended, or restricted his or her license
for a period equal to or greater than the period of a restriction, suspension,
or revocation prescribed under this act for the violation and that the revocation,
suspension, or restriction was served for the violation, or may grant a restricted
license.
(15) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license to a person
whose license is suspended under this section unless a restricted license is
authorized under this section and the person is otherwise eligible for a license.
(16) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license to a person
under subsection (8) that would permit the person to operate a commercial motor
vehicle .
(17) A restricted license issued under this section shall permit the person
to whom it is issued to take any driving skills test required by the secretary
of state and to drive under 1 or more of the following circumstances:
(a) In the course of the person's employment or occupation.
(b) To and from any combination of the following:
(i) The person's residence.
(ii) The person's work location.
(iii) An alcohol or drug education or treatment program as ordered by the court.
(iv) The court probation department.
(v) A court-ordered community service program.
(vi) An educational institution at which the person is enrolled as a student.
(vii) A place of regularly occurring medical treatment for a serious condition
for the person or a member of the person's household or immediate family.
(18) While driving with a restricted license, the person shall carry proof
of his or her destination and the hours of any employment, class, or other
reason for traveling and shall display that proof upon a peace officer's request.
(19) Subject to subsection (21), as used in subsection (8), "prior conviction" means
a conviction for any of the following, whether under a law of this state, a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law
of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (20), a violation or attempted violation
of any of the following:
(i) Section 625, except a violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any
prior enactment of section 625 in which the defendant operated a vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance,
or a combination of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance,
or while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol content.
(ii) Section 625m.
(iii) Former section 625b.
(b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation
of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(20) Except for purposes of the suspensions described in subsection (8)(c)
and (d), only 1 violation or attempted violation of section 625(6), a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(6), or a law of another
state substantially corresponding to section 625(6) may be used as a prior
conviction.
(21) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (19) are convictions
for violations arising out of the same transaction, only 1 conviction shall
be used to determine whether the person has a prior conviction.
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